REG-Oxford Instruments Plc: Result of AGM

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Mon 15:45

28 July 2025

 

Oxford Instruments plc

Annual General Meeting 2025 Results

 

The Annual General Meeting (the "AGM") of Oxford Instruments plc (the
"Company") was held at Ashurst LLP, London Fruit & Wool Exchange, 1 Duval
Square, London E1 6PW on 28 July 2025 at 11am.

 

All resolutions were voted upon by a poll and the resolutions proposed at the
AGM were all passed by shareholders with the necessary majorities. The full
text of each resolution is contained in the Notice of Annual General Meeting,
which is available on the Company's website (oxinst.com).

 

The number of votes for and against each of the resolutions put before the AGM
and the number of votes withheld were as set out in the table below.

 

 Resolution                                                                                                                     Votes for   %      Votes against  %     Total votes cast (excluding withheld)  % of issued share capital voted  Votes withheld  
 1. To receive and adopt the 2025 Annual Report and Financial Statements                                                        47,790,599  99.99  208            0.01  47,790,807                             82.43%                           98,177          
 2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report                                                                               47,389,001  99.32  323,788        0.68  47,712,789                             82.29%                           176,195         
 3. To declare a final dividend                                                                                                 47,887,605  99.99  188            0.01  47,887,793                             82.59%                           1,191           
 4. To re-elect Neil Carson as a director of the Company                                                                        44,800,662  94.00  2,861,614      6.00  47,662,276                             82.21%                           226,708         
 5. To re-elect Richard Tyson as a director of the Company                                                                      47,882,182  99.99  3,648          0.01  47,885,830                             82.59%                           3,154           
 6. To elect Paul Fry as a director of the Company                                                                              47,880,968  99.99  4,862          0.01  47,885,830                             82.59%                           3,154           
 7. To re-elect Alison Wood as a director of the Company                                                                        46,963,764  98.08  919,706        1.92  47,883,470                             82.59%                           5,514           
 8. To re-elect Nigel Sheinwald as a director of the Company                                                                    47,015,265  98.19  868,345        1.81  47,883,610                             82.59%                           5,374           
 9. To re-elect Hannah Nichols as a director of the Company                                                                     47,015,663  98.19  867,543        1.81  47,883,206                             82.59%                           5,778           
 10. To elect Rowena Innocent as a director of the Company                                                                      47,423,205  99.04  460,001        0.96  47,883,206                             82.59%                           5,778           
 11. To re-appoint BDO LLP as auditor of the Company                                                                            47,879,893  99.99  4,373          0.01  47,884,266                             82.59%                           4,718           
 12. To authorise the Audit and Risk Committee to agree the auditor's remuneration                                              47,886,516  99.99  363            0.01  47,886,879                             82.59%                           2,105           
 13. To authorise political donations and expenditure                                                                           47,654,460  99.52  231,778        0.48  47,886,238                             82.59%                           2,746           
 14. To authorise the Board to allot shares                                                                                     44,014,062  91.92  3,871,039      8.08  47,885,101                             82.59%                           3,883           
 15. To authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights *                                                                    46,817,926  97.77  1,068,237      2.23  47,886,283                             82.59%                           2,701           
 16. To authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights in connection with an acquisition or specified capital investment *  46,052,517  96.17  1,833,646      3.83  47,886,163                             82.59%                           2,821           
 17. To authorise the purchase of own shares *                                                                                  47,875,754  99.98  8,944          0.02  47,884,698                             82.59%                           4,286           
 18. To authorise the calling of a general meeting of the Company on not less than 14 days' notice *                            47,399,080  98.98  487,687        1.02  47,886,767                             82.59%                           2,217           

 

* Indicates a special resolution.

 

For all resolutions, as at close of business on 24 July 2025, being the time
at which shareholders who wanted to attend, speak and vote at the meeting were
required to have their details entered in the register of members, the issued
share capital of the Company with voting rights consisted of 57,847,883
ordinary shares of 5 pence each. The Company did not hold any shares in
treasury. Ordinary shareholders have one vote for each ordinary share held.

 

Please note a "vote withheld" is not a vote under English law and is not
counted in the calculation of votes "for" or "against" a resolution. Votes
"for" and "against" are expressed as a percentage of votes received, rounded
to two decimal places. Votes "for" include those at the Chair's discretion.

 

In accordance with UK Listing Rule 9.6.2R, a copy of all the resolutions
passed have been submitted to the Financial Conduct Authority via the National
Storage Mechanism and in due course will be available for inspection at
https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

 

This notification is made in accordance with UK Listing Rule 9.6.3R.

 

LEI number of Oxford Instruments plc: 213800J364EZD6UCE231

 

Enquiries:

Louise Meads

Company Secretary

louise.meads@oxinst.com



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